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No.".6 20,246. Patented Feb. 28, I899. J. N. SUDERSTRUM &. 0. B.NELSSON.

BOOK, PAPER; AND 'LAMP REST.

(Application filed Oct. 29, 18.97.)

(No Model.)

14 messes Ira/620505 UNITED STATES PATENT ()FEICE.

JOHN NELS SGDERSTRUM AND OSCAR BENJAMIN NELSSON, OF DUNBAR, WISCONSIN.

BOOK, PAPER, AND LAMP REST.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 620,246, dated February28, 1899.

Application filed October 29,1897. Serial No- 656,860. (No model.)

- improvement in combination book, paper,

and lamp stands, and has for its object to provide an exceedinglysimple, cheap, and effective arrangement of this description upon whichmay be placed a lamp or book and one or more newspapers, or when thelamp is not used the holder therefor may be used as a book-rest; and afurther object of our invention is to so construct this stand and theholders thereof as to provide for Various adjustments thereof, so as tobring the books or papers into most convenient positions for readingwhen a person is either standing, sitting, or reclining.

With these ends in view this invention consists in the details ofconstruction and combination of elements hereinafter set forth and thenspecifically designated by the claims.

In order that those skilled in the art to which this inventionappertains may understand how to make and use the same, the constructionand operation will now be described in detail, referring to theaccompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which-Figure 1 is an elevation of a combined stand made in accordance with ourimprovement. Fig. 2 is a side View of one of the arms. Fig. 3 is a sideview of the book-rack. Fig. 4 is a side view of the slide-block.

In carrying out our invention as here embodied, F represents the basethereof, which is here shown as composed of three legs formed with asocket F, said socket having a set-screw j passed therethrough in orderthat the upright a may be adj ustably secured within said socket,thereby providing for the raising and lowering of this upright in varying the height of the stand. The upper end of the upright a has fittedthereon a head 0, and this head is composed of avertical socket fittedover the end of the upright and held in place by the set -screw 19 and ahorizontal socket through which the rod B passes, the latter being heldin place by the setscrew P. The rod B has secured upon its outer endsthe ferrules H, which in turn support the balls H. These balls havefitted thereon the split sockets E, which may be clampedupon the ballsby the set-screws 7a. A post Z is fitted within the upper end of one ofthe sockets E and is held in place by the set-screw Z0, and this postcarries the paper-rack D, said rack consisting of the rod Z and theholder Z the latter being guided by the upturned ends of the rod Z andgiven a downward tendency by the springs R, fitted upon said upturnedends. The holder Z has portions thereof oifset, as shown at i, and uponthese ofisets are journaled the rolls S, which by this arrangement bearupon the rod Z, and thereby serve to hold the papers in place which havepreviously been inserted between the rod and the rolls, as will bereadily understood. The ball H at the opposite end of the rod B has thesocket E fitted thereon, said socket being clamped to the ball by thethumb-nut I0 and the upper portion of this socket is adapted to receivethe shank m, which projects from the book-rack O. This rack consists ofa basestrip having dovetailed grooves 0 formed crosswise therein, and inthese grooves are fitted the arms L so as to slide back and forth, and athumb-nut C is run upon a suitable screw which has formed therewith ahead 0 so arranged as to bear upon the edges of the arms, and therebyclamp them in any adjustment. Each of these arms has secured to one endthereof the clip-spring L, by which the book and the leaves thereof areheld open, and the adjustment of the arms crosswise of the rack adaptthese clips to any width of book within certain limits.

A ledge L is carried by the lower portion of the book-rack, so that theedge of the book may be placed thereagainst, while a springclip 4?. isutilized for holding the central portion of the book upon the rack. Aslide-block m is fitted within a dovetailed groove '21. so as to slidetherein, and the clip-spring n is secured thereon and is adapted toclamp the central portion of the book at the top thereof upon the rack,and with these four points of engagement it will be seen that a bookwill be firmly held against displacement and yet may be easily removedwhen desired and another substituted therefor.

When a book has been secured upon the rack, it may be brought to anydesired position by adjusting the ball-and-socket joint, as this willpermit the book-rack to be swung sidewise, up and down, or at anydesired angle. The same is true of the paper-rack, since theball-and-socket joint at this point will permit a similar adjustment.

The cross-head O carries a ball 0', and this in turn has fitted thereonthe socket E ,which is clamped upon the ball by the thumb-nut k and theupper end of this socket receives the shank of the lamp-holder G, thethumbnut 70 serving to clamp this shank in position.

From this description it will be seen that when a lamp is placed withinthe holder the light therefrom will fall upon a book supported by thebook-rack, as well as the papers carried by the paper-rack, and alsogive light to the surrounding space, thus making a complete combinationof a book, paper, and lampholder which may be used for a variety ofpurposes and afiord great convenience to all classes of persons,especially invalids.

In'practice it has been found that our improved combination-stand servesall the purposes for which it is intended, and as the constructionthereof is simple its cost and manufacture is small, and the simplicityof this arrangement is such as to render its use possible by persons ofbut ordinary intelligence.

Having thus fully described our invention, what we claim as new anduseful is-- 1. In combination, a suitable base, an up- 40 right adjustably secured therein, a cross-head carried by the upper end of theupright, a rod supported by the cross-head in substantially a horizontalposition, a ball-and-socket joint carried by each end of the rod, apaperrack consisting of a rod Z, a holder fitted thereon, and railscarried by said holder, a book-rack supported by the oppositeballand-socket joint, said book-rack consisting of a back board providedwith a dovetailed 5o groove, two arms arranged crosswise thereof andadapted to slide thereon, a ledge against which the edge of the book mayrest, a spring clip for holding the lower edge of the book upon therack, a sliding block fitted in the dovetailed groove formed in the backboard, and a spring-clip carried by this block for holding the upperedge of the book upon the rack, a ball-and-socket joint supported by thecross-head, and a lamp-holder carried by the last-named joint, asspecified.

2. In combination with a stand of the character described, a book-racksupported thereon by a ball-and-socket joint, said rack consisting of aback board having dovetailed cross grooves therein, and a longitudinaldovetailed groove, arms fitted to slide in said cross-grooves, a slidingblock, a spring-clip carried by this block for holding the upper edge ofthe book, a ledge secured to the back board, and a spring-clip arrangedto hold the lower edge of the book, as specified.

JOHN NELS SGDERSTRUM. OSCAR BENJAMIN NELSSON.

\Vitnesses:

CARL J OHNSON, O. W. ANDERSON.

